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I was extremely lucky to find a safe place for my abortion.

2007 Fülöp-szigetek

I had been to several OB-GYNs in hospitals. I told them I didn't want to and could not have a child but of course, they couldn't do anything because of the law here. Finally, at around 7 wks, I went to an NGO with a couple of female relatives. I felt extremely lucky because one of my relatives works in women's rights so we were able to go to an NGO with a real doctor and a counselor who interviewed me to make sure I was firm in my decision. They made me feel like they understood my predicament as I was young and very incapable of having a child. It's still highly illegal in this country so they were all understandably cautious and destroyed my ultrasound pictures and records. The procedure itself hurt and lasted maybe 20 minutes. I wasn't under general anesthesia but the nurses held my hand and told me to breathe. It felt good having all these women surrounding me. Afterwards, I was able to rest for a while in a lying-in room. My relationship with the father was no good though it lasted a couple more years (covertly) after my abortion. I'm happy I had it and I have no regrets over having it done. I only wish I could have spared my family the heartache and trouble.

Vajon az abortuszod törvénytelensége befolyásolta-e az érzéseidet?

Yes. I carried a lot of anger and guilt over it because I didn't feel it was fair that only a few people could afford or even find a safe place to carry out their abortion. And I was one of those few.

Hogyan reagáltak mások az abortuszodra?

People were supportive/indifferent/sad. Only a few knew because it's illegal here

Rocio Beron

Tome mi decisión y estoy mejor haciendo lo que quiero y siento!!

Lily

I had a medical abortion (the pill) with BPAS when I was just shy of 8 weeks.

Gina

Porque no era el momento indicado y los anticonceptivos fallaron.

Machilla

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Ana

Fiz um aborto e não me arrependo. O meu desejo é que todas as mulheres tenham…

Krysti

While I was on a 3-month vacation in Europe I met a guy and we quickly fell for…

Lilian Godfrey

I had an abortion twice this year. One was around August, and the second today…

Samanta

Uma escolha difícil.

Eva Paradise

Aborté. Fue un alivio. Nunca me arrepentí. Hoy tengo dos hijos y puedo criarlos…

Cathy

Tuve que hacerlo

Carolina

Tenía 19 años. Estaba en una relación. Al mes de ponernos de novios me contó…

Olivia

J'ai avorté et je me sens très bien

Agnieszka

Miałam aborcję - nie żałuję

Van Nessa

I had an abortion.

Anne Jellinek

I had two abortions in my life: one when I was 21 and newly married and one 8…

Sierra

I had to get an abortion after my Skyla IUD was placed improperly or slipped. I…

Emmy Smith

It was the best decision of my life

Morrigan

I don't regret it. It was one of the wisest decisions I ever made in my life. I'…